- Date
- September 12, 1986, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6171XCessna T310R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860912045209A
- Case key
- 7191
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was on a VFR cross country flt when the left eng began to run rough. He diverted to bowman field and made a precautionary landing where he left the aircraft with a FBO to be repaired. Examination showed that the overboard dump part of the exhaust system for the number one eng was missing. There was substantial damage to the area inside the cowling and to the bottom of the wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6171X
- Reported as
- Cessna T310R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310R1309
- Airframe hours
- 2,050
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Pace
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- Minocquawoodruf, WI
- Destination
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport
- LOU · Bowman Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,160 total · 1,160 in this make and model · 4,160 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.